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City of San José, California
City Council Morning Session, August 8, 2023
Pre-meeting citizen input on Agenda via eComment at https://sanjose.granicusideas.com/meetings.
This public meeting will be held at San José City Hall and also accessible via Zoom Webinar. For information on public participation via Zoom, please refer to the linked meeting agenda below.
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A
B
Have
26
speaker
cards
for
in
person
please
so
good
morning?
Everyone,
when
you
hear
your
name
called
please
line
up
along
the
steps
in
front
of
the
podium
right
here.
If
you're
able
and
wait
in
line
until
it
is
your
turn
to
walk
down
and
speak
at
the
podium,
you
will
be
given
two
minutes
to
speak.
The
timer
is
displayed
on
the
podium
and
please
state
your
name
prior
to
speaking.
Thank
you.
The
first
three
speakers
we
have
is
Ace
Valentin,
Julie,
aborni,
Elizabeth
or
Elizabeth.
C
Good
to
go
all
right,
can
you
hear
me
all
right
all
right
there
we
go
hello.
My
name
is
Ace
Valentine
I
work
for
the
Department
of
Transportation
as
a
parking
and
traffic
control
supervisor
I'm
a
proud
member
of
ifpte
Local
21,
addressing
High
vacancy
and
turnover
rates
will
require
substantial
investment
in
city
employees.
We
do
not
want
San
Jose
to
remain
the
training
grounds
for
other
municipalities.
I
have
many
individuals
who
I
directly
work
with
and
are
critical
to
my
workflow
and
the
essential
Services
of
the
city
who
are
scheduled
to
retire.
C
When
these
individuals
leave
there
will
be
a
massive
loss
of
institutional
knowledge
that
cannot
be
readily
replaced.
Their
absence
will
only
place
continued
pressure
on
an
already
stressed.
Workforce.
Not
investing
in
labor
now
will
cost
the
city
more
in
the
future.
Higher
compensation
is
the
only
way
to
make
us
more
competitive
with
other
Municipal
municipalities
and
allow
us
to
recruit
nationally
and
help
fill
the
knowledge
Gap
and
provide
relief
to
its
teams
that
already
stretch
far
too
thin,
Mr
Mayor
I
say
to
you
and
the
council
members.
C
D
Hello,
my
name
is
Julia
borney
and
I'm,
a
senior
librarian
in
the
library
and
have
been
with
have
been
a
city
employee
for
over
eight
years,
I'm
a
proud
member
of
ifpte,
Local
21
and
my
family
and
I
are
residents
of
District
three
great
staff
I'm
very
grateful
for
your
passion,
dedication
and
bilingual
professionalism,
very
helpful
assistant,
helpful
and
friendly
Librarians
great
customer
service.
These
are
just
a
handful
of
publicly
available
reviews
from
our
community
members.
D
They
were
published
in
the
last
two
and
a
half
weeks.
My
team
has
the
privilege
of
monitoring
several
of
our
online
feedback
cues.
It
helps
us
address
any
issues
that
our
library
customers
may
have,
but
we
also
get
the
chance
to
share
positive
feedback
like
this,
with
our
hard-working
staff
with
dedicated
colleagues
like
this
I
am
humbled
and
honored
to
serve
this
community.
My
colleagues
and
I
continue
to
believe
that
San
Jose
residents
deserve
high
quality,
timely
city
services.
D
Those
reviews
from
our
community
members
demonstrate
how
we
continue
to
provide
quality
services
amidst
this
vacancy
crisis
and
the
work
doesn't
go
away.
When
we
have
vacant
positions,
it
can
often
mean
that
we
are
doing
two
to
three
people's
jobs.
These
conditions
are
unsustainable
and
unfair
to
San
Jose
residents.
D
You
have
the
power
to
avert
a
strike
by
closing
the
gap
between
our
proposals.
We
are
looking
for
an
agreement
that
will
restore
the
city
of
San
Jose
as
a
competitive
employer
of
choice
and
alleviate
the
Urgent
Staffing
crisis
that
undermines
the
delivery
of
high
quality
public
services
to
Residents
striking
is
a
last
resort.
It
is
something
I
will
be
experiencing
for
the
first
time
if
it
comes
to
that,
but
we
are
ready
for
our
ready
to
strike
for
our
services.
I
voted
for
the
strike
authorization
because
I
want
to
support.
E
My
members
can't
say
better,
but
thank
you
for
letting
us
speak
this
morning,
I'm
here
today
to
represent
ifpt
Local
21
and
the
staff
of
San
Jose
Coalition.
We
are
fighting
for
better
wages
so
that
we
can
deliver
services
to
Residents,
which
is
what
they
deserve.
However,
the
rhetoric
is
that
we
are
being
unfair
asking
for
too
much.
Let's
be
clear,
we're
not
we're
not
asking
for
too
much
we're
asking
to
put
food
on
our
table.
We're
asking
to
deliver
better
services
to
people
that
deserve
them
to
vulnerable
communities.
E
B
F
Hello,
my
name
is
Callie
sloman
I
am
the
assistant
City
Arborist
for
parks,
recreation
and
Neighborhood.
Services
and
I
am
a
proud
member
of
ifpte
local
21.,
while
I
am
not
a
resident
of
San
Jose
I'm
in
part,
because
I
currently
cannot
afford
to
move
here.
I
feel
both
the
residents
and
visitors
of
this
beautiful
city
deserve
to
have
safe,
clean
and
beautiful
Park
spaces
to
spend
time
with
their
families
and
with
the
number
of
vacancies
and
huge
rate
of
turnover
within
Park
maintenance.
It
is
often
very
difficult
to
provide
those
services.
F
San
Jose
residents
deserve
high
quality,
And
Timely
Services,
as
you
will
hear,
and
right
now
we
are
doing
our
absolute
best
to
provide
those
amidst
the
unsustainable
and
unfair
conditions
we
are
currently
working
in.
It
is
evident
that
you
all
care
about
this
city
and
critical
public
services
that
we
provide.
So
it's
really
time
to
show
us
that
you
care
by
providing
your
city
workers
with
Fair
wages
and
investing
in
US
with
this
I'm
calling
on
our
elected
mayor
and
our
city
council
members
to
staff
up
San
Jose.
Thank
you.
B
H
Today
I
stand
before
you
27
weeks
pregnant
on
behalf
of
all
expectant
and
future
parents
in
our
organization
to
advocate
for
eight
weeks
of
Parental
leave
the
first
few
months
of
an
infant's
life
are
critical.
Extensive
research
underscores
the
significance
of
a
mother's
presence
with
her
infant
during
this
important
stage.
H
H
I
I
Our
hiring
managers
work
around
the
clock,
doing
two
jobs
in
order
to
do
the
hiring
manager
part
of
their
jobs
when
they
should
be
managing
our
Wastewater
facility.
Our
Municipal
Water
Utility
and
our
garbage
contracts
so
that
we
can
run
a
safe
and
healthy
City
managers
can't
do
their
regular
Duty
successfully
because
they
are
always
working
on
hiring.
I
We
can't
keep
compromising
the
safety
of
our
employees
and
residents
to
this
day
we
are
still
a
training
ground,
but
it's
even
worse
as
much
of
our
Workforce
is
retiring
and
we
we
can't
retain
the
knowledge
to
safely
operate
this
city.
We
can't
even
keep
recruiters
who
work
in
the
HR
department
to
stay
for
very
long.
We
are
continuously
spinning
our
Wheels
training,
new
hires,
who
end
up
leaving.
We
are
wasting
our
time
and
resources,
hiring
and
training
when
we
should
be
using
our
time
and
resources
to
give
better
quality
services
to
our
residents.
I
B
J
J
And
why
why
did
I?
Do
that?
Because
we
want
I
want
to
make
sounds
a
better
place
to
live
for
the
residents
and
everybody
else,
because
I
grew
up
here.
My
kids
will
be
going
up
here
to
it
and
I
feel
a
lot
of
my
union
budget
and
sister
feel
the
same
way.
We
want
to
make
Sensei
a
better
place
to
live
and
work
as
far
for
as
long
as
I
live
here.
J
I'm
not
here
to
ask
the
city
of
San
Jose
to
give
us
the
top.
We
offer
I
just
want
to
be
here
to
ask
Sensei
to
give
us
negotiate
with
us
for
a
fair
deal
that
represent
the
work
that
we
do
for
San
Jose,
the
and
yeah.
Would
that
be
saying
just
the
12
is
just
not
a
fair
and
generous
offer,
as
we
all
know,
that
is
the
lowest.
So
thank
you.
K
Come
on
y'all
Dan,
Gibson,
San,
Jose,
Public,
Library
I.T
department
for
more
than
20
years,
fortunately,
unfortunately,
and
unfortunately,
fortunately,
because
I
love
my
co-workers,
I
love
the
people
I
serve
I,
believe
in
the
mission
of
the
library.
Unfortunately,
because
I
was
here
for
the
great
layoff
and
if
I
had
been
laid
off,
I
would
have
gone
to
Valley
water
or
the
county.
Santa
Clara
places
that
actually
pay
good
wages
and
no,
they
basically
take
care
of
their
employees
a
lot
better
than
we
do
here.
K
So
I'm
glad
that
I
get
to
be
the
first
person
to
use
the
analogy
of
the
Oakland
A's.
So
the
A's
are
the
MLB
farm
team
and
what
I
mean
by
that?
Is
they
get
raw
talent?
They
train
up
that
raw
talent
and
then
they
trade
that
town
away
and
get
paid.
We
don't
get
paid
for
the
staff.
We
lose
that's
a
problem.
K
L
L
Your
city
departments
have
been
understaffed.
Ever
since
I've
been
with
the
city
going
on
nine
years
now
we
are
so
exhausted
at
the
end
of
each
day,
we're
doing
the
jobs
of
two
to
three
people,
and
this
yes
strike
vote
shows
that
so
I
ask
every
citizen
to
join
us
in
telling
the
city
to
staff
up
and
get
the
vibrancy
back
in
our
neighborhoods.
L
Our
citizens
deserve
way
better
than
what
we
provide
our
parking
enforcement,
Emergency,
Response,
Team,
Engineers
inspectors,
animal
shelter,
team
plan,
Checkers
and
many
more
are
overworked
the
complaints
and
maintenance
that
we
should
provide
just
can't
get
done
in
a
responsible
time
frame.
It
feels
that
at
times
that
the
city
wants
to
remove
us
and
hire
third-party
contractors,
we
all
know
the
quality
of
work
they
provide
will
degrade
the
city
worse
because
in
reality
they
just
don't
care.
L
I
came
to
the
city
to
get
a
better
work
environment
along
with
taking
care
and
doing
the
right
thing
for
our
citizens
and
the
work
my
staff
and
I
do
every
day
is
unbearable.
I
have
a
team
of
six
and
each
one
averages
roughly
46
projects
which
is
way
way
too
high.
We
care,
but
our
counsel
can't
keep
doing
this
to
our
staff
and
citizens
of
San
Jose.
At
some
point,
this
is
going
to
break,
don't
let
it
happen,
take
care
of
the
ones
who
take
care
of
the
city
and
the
citizens
of
San
Jose.
M
Good
morning,
council,
members
and
mayor,
my
name
is
Alex
Rojas
I'm
senior
investigator
collector
in
the
finance
department
and
I've
worked
for
the
city
for
23
years.
Come
September
at
12,
I
moved
from
San
Francisco
to
San
Jose
I've
lived
in
in
San
Jose
for
the
past
47
years,
currently
I'm
a
resident
of
downtown
San
Jose
for
10
plus
years
working
for
and
living
in.
This
city
has
provided
me
a
sense
of
Pride
drive
and
Duty.
M
The
turnover
I've
seen
here
is
challenging
and
unsustainable.
Please
help
us
retain
staff,
their
institutional
knowledge
and
their
continued
commitment
serving
this
community
by
providing
comparable
compensation
opportunities.
Other
agencies
are
offering,
in
the
last
few
years,
I've
seen
many
10-year
staff
with
years
of
institutional
Knowledge
from
different
departments
leave
because
of
better
salary
opportunities.
M
For
example,
I.T
has
lost
many
former
employees
who
followed
a
manager
to
the
county.
A
former
assistant
former
Finance
assistant
director
moved
to
a
translation
agency
and
recruited
other
finance
department
staff
and
Santa
Clara
water
district
now
employs
former
Finance
employees,
who
also
follow
the
manager
there
for
better
salary
opportunities.
M
M
The
majority
of
staff
I
see
now
are
in
that
one
to
five
year
mix,
including
the
majority
of
Finance
senior
staff,
with
very
few
in
the
6
to
20
year
mix.
It's
a
major
burden
to
have
to
pick
up
where
staff
have
left
off,
train
new
staff
and
bring
new
managers
up
to
speed
well
well.
I,
enjoy
training
and
developing
new
staff.
I
have
to
wonder
if
it's
effective
use
of
funds
to
spend
so
many
hours
repeatedly
training
when
an
increase
of
Salary.
Thank.
B
N
O
O
Hello,
I'm,
Dylan,
Coleman,
Haley
I've
worked
with
the
city
for
eight
years
now,
both
in
planning
building
and
code
enforcement
and
with
the
Parks
and
Recreations
department.
In
fact,
I
work
to
support
you,
councilmember
Jimenez,
during
your
very
first
Christmas
event
at
Southside,
Community
Center,
back
in
2016.
O
I'm,
asking
you
and
the
rest
of
the
city
council
to
support
your
workers
and
to
support
the
residents
of
San
Jose
I.
Don't
know
if
you
understand
how
bad
it
is
right.
Now,
within
your
city,
when
I
was
working
with
the
permit
Center,
we
were
directed
to
stop
telling
residents
that
our
excessive
wait
times
were
due
to
being
temporarily
understaffed.
Why?
O
Because
we
had
been
saying
that
we
were
temporarily
understaffed
for
nearly
a
decade
when
you
spend
years
saying
that
you're
temporarily
understaffed
at
some
point
you
realize
that
you're
lying
to
the
residents
according
to
the
city
of
San
Jose's
2022
annual
report,
we
are
the
most
thinly
staffed
big
city
agency
in
California,
with
just
6.8
people
per
1000
residents.
This
chronic
Staffing
crisis
is
affecting
everyone
that
lives
or
Works
in
San
Jose.
O
P
My
name
is
Claire
cioni
and
I
am
a
program
manager
in
parks,
recreation,
Neighborhood,
Services
and
I
live
in
Council
District
6.,
addressing
High
vacancy
and
turnover
rates
requires
investment
and
care
towards
its
employees.
Short
tenures
were
institutional
knowledge
and
long-term
Partnerships
are
critical
for
ensuring
success
or
hurting
every
Department
I've
been
in
my
current
role
for
a
year
and
a
half
prior
to
starting.
My
role
has
not
had
a
consistent
person.
P
In
many
many
years
it's
been
filled
with
short
tenures
of
people
who
have
left
the
city
and
interim
staff
a
year
and
a
half
in
I'm
still
working
to
understand
the
institutional
knowledge
required
to
be
successful
and
still
working
to
create
trusting
Partnerships
with
divisions
in
my
department
and
people
who
are
used
to
a
revolving
door
of
people.
In
my
role
and
at
times
it's
difficult
and
very
inefficient,
now
extrapolate
that
to
the
Citywide
level,
and
it's
just
like
Band-Aids
and
Patch
repair
everywhere.
High
vacancies
mean
many.
P
Many
people
are
working
beyond
their
job
scope
and
often
they're,
like
myself,
still
learning
or
unaware
of
policies
and
institutional
knowledge.
This
is
a
recipe
for
Burnout
and
an
inability
to
provide
quality
services
and
spaces
residents
deserve
not
to
mention
squandering
an
opportunity
to
showcase
the
best
public
spaces
come
2026
when
we
host
the
Super
Bowl
as
well
as
World
Cup
games.
P
What's
frustrating
to
me
as
someone
who
genuinely
loves
the
scope
of
their
role
and
loves
working
for
the
city
I
rent
in
is
that
there
is
a
solution
and
it's
being
ignored.
Working
Partnerships
USA
shows
that
the
city
is
capable
of
affording
competitive
wages
to
recruit
and
retain
Talent,
no
one
likes
feeling
undervalued
or
like
they're,
not
worth
an
investment
and
learning
more
about
the
gap
between
what
the
city
can
afford
to
do
and
what
it's
actually
doing
to
support
its
workers
is
disheartening.
P
Q
Hi
everyone,
my
name,
is
Dee
I'm,
a
crime
and
intelligence
analyst
for
the
police
department.
I'm
a
proud
member
of
MEF
I
am
here
to
emphasize
why
we
need
to
realign
our
job
classification.
You
may
think
that
all
we
do
is
collect
crime
data
and
look
at
numbers,
but
our
extensive
analysis
lets
people
know
what
is
going
on
in
our
city
and
it
helps
leaders
just
like
you
make
informed
decisions
to
create
these
safer
environment.
Q
In
addition,
we
work
tirelessly
behind
the
scenes
by
investigating
criminal
activities
such
as
homicide,
sexual
assaults,
arson,
robberies,
burglaries
and
more.
As
an
analyst.
We
did
our
research
and
found
that
we
are
not
leveled
as
a
professional
analyst,
nor
categorized
to
be
in
the
city's
analyst
series.
Q
It
is
unfair
and
disheartening
to
discover
that
we
are
the
lowest
paid
analyst
in
the
city
and
the
lowest
paid
crime
and
intelligence
analyst
compared
to
our
neighboring
cities
that
hold
similar
job
duties
to
name
a
few.
We
are
behind
city
of
Fremont
by
37
percent,
City
of
Santa
Clara
by
40
percent
and
city
of
Mountain
View
by
53
percent.
Q
Q
Q
R
Good
morning
my
name
is
Austin
Carroll
and
I'm.
A
resident
of
District
5
here
in
San
Jose
I,
am
also
a
library
assistant
in
the
ordering
and
cataloging
unit
of
the
San
Jose
Public
Library,
our
small
But
Mighty
team
works
hard
to
get
new
library
materials
onto
the
shelves
at
the
25
different
library
locations
throughout
the
city.
My
colleagues
and
I
take
great
pride
in
serving
this
community
and
we
believe
that
San
Jose
residents
deserve
timely
access
to
a
wide
range
of
Library
materials
in
a
variety
of
languages.
R
Unfortunately,
due
to
understaffing,
the
city
continues
to
fall
short
in
this
regard,
while
the
ordering
team
does
an
outstanding
job
at
getting
the
new
materials.
My
federal,
my
fellow
catalogers
and
I
struggle
endlessly
to
keep
up
with
the
sheer
volume
at
any
given
time.
There
are
typically
between
100
to
175
book
carts
about.
R
Full
of
materials
waiting
to
be
processed.
Half
of
these
carts
are
books,
DVDs
and
CDs,
and
non-english
languages
that
require
manual,
cataloging
and
labeling.
Because
of
our
unit
staffing
issues.
There
are
times
when
these
language
materials
wait
in
the
queue
for
nearly
a
year
before
a
catalogger
is
able
to
process
them.
Our
Spanish
Vietnamese
Chinese,
Persian,
Korean,
Tagalog,
Indian,
Russian
and
many
other
language-speaking
residents
deserve
better
from
the
city
council
members.
If
you
truly
support
the
diverse
community
of
San
Jose,
like
you
say
you
do,
then
do
the
right
thing.
S
Hi
good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Nick
Dante
and
I'm,
a
transportation
planner
at
the
Department
of
Transportation
I'm,
just
going
to
come
out
of
the
gate
and
talk
about
parental
leave.
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
a
parent,
myself,
I
know
some
of
you
are
and
I
just
want.
You
to
ask
is:
is
four
weeks
really
enough?
Eight
weeks
is
a
pittance,
and
four
weeks
is
somewhat
egregious,
so
I
just
invite
you
to
ask
yourself
that
question
moving
forward.
S
It's
getting
incredibly
difficult
to
actually
perform
these
duties
and
I'm
kind
of
tired
and
frustrated
of
talking
to
community
members
and
the
conversation
always
ending
with.
We
can't
do
that
or
we'll
try
better
next
time.
It's
really
frustrating
I
think
a
lot
of
that
is
due
to
the
burnout.
We
experience
the
staff
over
the
last
three
to
five
years,
I've
seen
about
four
employees
leave.
S
For
this
reason,
they've
gone
to
neighboring
jurisdictions
for
better
pay
in
working
conditions
and
haven't
looked
back
that
doesn't
sit
well
with
me
and
after
working
with
you
on
various
projects,
I'm
pretty
sure
it
doesn't
sit
well
with
you
either.
So
just
invite
you
to
make
this
decision
think
critically
about
it
and
enjoy
the
rest
of
your
day.
Thank
you.
T
Thank
you
for
letting
us
speak
this
morning.
I
work
in
the
engineering
service
survey
section
and
I
represent
one
of
many
in
this
section.
I
supervise
the
team
of
five,
which
is
part
of
a
section
team
of
20
and
seen
many
staff
be
trained,
then
leave
later
elsewhere.
We
provide
services
city-wide
to
capital
projects
for
the
city's
key
infrastructure,
collecting
existing
data
so
that
our
department
Partners
can
build
and
design
roads
paved
roads,
sewer
and
storm
facilities,
Parks
boundary
surveys
and
plant
legal
descriptions
to
know
our
City's
streets
right
away.
T
At
the
same
time,
provide
construction
information
and
review
plans
and
specifications
for
design.
As
a
city,
employee
I
take
pride
in
serving
this
community.
My
colleagues
and
I
believe
San
Jose
residents
deserve
high
quality,
timely
city
services.
We
continue
to
ride
quality
services.
Amidst
these
vacancies
crisis,
these
conditions
are
unsustainable
and
unfair
to
San
Jose
residents.
T
I
myself
work
many
unpaid
free
hours
because
my
section
is
under
staff
and
overworked,
but
I
have
I,
have
a
high
ethic
value
and
commitment
to
produce
and
serve
to
my
fellow
City
staff,
employees
and
the
public
in
giving
them
good
data,
not
bad
data.
However,
lately
that
means
I
get
home
late
to
my
family
and
my
wife
and
my
three
kids
and
I
miss
out
on
some
of
their
daily
activities
and
on
work
from
home
days.
T
B
U
Good
morning,
mayor
and
honorable
good
morning,
honorable
mayor
and
City
Council
Members,
my
name
is
Ryan
Smith
I'm,
an
associate
Transportation
specialist
with
the
Department
of
Transportation
I've,
been
a
proud
City
employee.
For
the
last
11
years,
I'm,
a
member
of
ifpte
local
21.
I,
grew
up
in
District
9.
U
I
currently
live
in
District
Six
I'm,
very,
very
proud
to
serve
the
community
where
I
grew
up
where
I
live,
I'm,
also,
a
new
parent
of
a
beautiful
baby
girl
and
as
a
new
parent
and
on
behalf
of
all
parents
in
the
city,
I
urge
Council
to
please
provide
us
with
the
eight
weeks
of
paternity
parental
leave.
That
we've
asked
for
the
first
year
of
a
child's
life
is
very,
very
special,
but
it's
also
the
most
critical
year
for
a
child's
development.
U
We've
got
a
lot
of
really
talented
and
dedicated
staff
of
the
city
who
spend
their
time
implementing
the
goals.
Policies,
plans
that
Council
and
mayor
have
adopted
and
given
us
direction
to
carry
out
eight
weeks
of
Parental
leave,
will
show
how
much
all
of
you
value,
US
the
city,
employees.
How
committee
council
is
to
help
us
employees
who
are
parents,
raise
the
future
generation
of
San
Jose?
Thank
you
very
much.
V
Good
morning,
mayor
and
city
council,
my
name
is
Mary
Morse
I'm,
a
senior
environmental
program
manager
with
our
environmental
services
department,
and
it
has
been
my
pride
and
honor
to
serve
the
city
since
last
century.
I
am
here
today
on
behalf
of
my
teams
and
the
thousands
of
other
city
workers
that
need
your
help.
I
lead
three
teams:
it's
15,
hard-working
people,
passionate
about
serving
the
community,
protecting
the
environment
and
saving
the
world.
V
Last
fiscal
year
we
had
turnover
in
eight
positions
over
half
of
my
team
folks,
including
an
entire
team
left,
that's
years
of
training
and
experience
leaving
because
they
can't
afford
to
live
here,
or
they
got
a
job
with
more
pay
or
less
work
or
a
better
work-life
balance.
This
fiscal
year
alone
last
week.
In
fact,
we
lost
two
more
good
people.
V
Our
work
is
regulatory,
which
means
we
have
to
do
it.
Some
of
it
is
contracted
out
because
the
city
lacks
capacity
to
do
it.
Last
week,
one
of
our
contractors
told
us
they're
stopping
work
due
to
unpaid
invoices,
which
we
recently
learned
were
delayed
for
months,
because
our
colleagues
in
the
finance
department
are
so
short
staffed
and
overwhelmed
that
the
work
backs
up.
How
are
we
supposed
to
work
like
this?
V
Public
service
is
a
calling,
as
you
know,
and
it
is
a
passion,
and
it
kills
me
to
see
so
many
dedicated
people
have
that
fire
snuffed
out
of
them
because
they
are
overworked
overwhelmed
and
undervalued.
Please
we
ask
you
to
help
us
help
us
help
you,
so
we
can
get
back
to
what
we
are
here
to
do,
which
is
serve
our
community.
Thank
you.
W
Good
afternoon
Council,
my
name
is
David
Parker
I'm,
a
code
enforcement
inspector
with
the
city
of
San,
Jose
I'm,
also
a
member
of
MEF
101
and
I'm,
a
District
3
resident
council
members.
This
conversation
and
fight
have
gone
on
long
enough
for
four
years
in
Washington
DC
we
saw
the
unfortunate
ramifications
of
an
elected
executive
who,
governed
by
fear,
lies
intimidation
and
frequently
scapegoated
immigrants,
the
unhoused
Working
Families
and
dog
whistled
social
issues
around
our
communities
of
color
and
victims
of
substance
use
disorders.
W
The
people
of
San
Jose
are
smarter
than
that,
and
we
do
not
want
a
de
facto.com
mayor
who
rules
through
Fiat
as
a
voter.
I
am
respectfully
asking
this
Council
to
do
the
right
thing
and
support
the
contract
proposals
from
mef-101
and
local
21.,
the
people
of
San
Jose
and
its
wisdom
decided
years
ago
to
have
a
council
manager
form
of
government.
This
was
an
anticipation
of
a
mayor
who
might
be
tipsy
with
power
and
seeking
to
do
things
on
his
own
rather
than
working
with
the
council.
W
10
of
you
have
the
ability
to
move
this
conversation
forward
and
disregard
the
11th
at
large
city
council.
Member
you
have
the
ability
to
approve
the
off
proposals
offered
by
our
members.
You
have
the
ability
to
change
the
lives
of
unhoused
city
workers.
You
have
the
ability
to
impact
800
plus
vacancies,
while
you're
evaluating
today's
testimony.
W
X
Nick
riveto
and
I've
been
an
employee
of
the
city
of
San
Jose
for
approximately
eight
years
now,
my
first
six
and
a
half
I
was
a
community
service
officer
with
the
police
department
and
for
the
past
year
and
a
half
I've
been
in
code
enforcement
when
I
began
as
a
CSO
there
were
about
45
of
us.
I
was
with
the
second
class,
and
we
were
incredibly
understaffed
and
Incredibly
overworked.
X
I
worked
hundreds
of
hours
of
overtime
the
first
year
just
to
allow
the
police
department
to
continue
functioning
with
us
in
the
role
they
intended
us
to
be
in.
We
did
so,
though,
with
the
promise
that
we
would
be
hired
or
that
more
would
be
hired
in
2016
council
member
Davis
went
as
far
as
to
publish
an
article
for
the
mayor's
office
praising
our
program,
saying
the
benefits
that
it
brought
to
the
department
in
encouraging
the
city
to
hire
more
and
more
of
us
seven
and
a
half
years
from
my
higher
date
and
six
classes.
X
Later
122
csos
have
been
hired
by
the
city
and
as
of
July
of
this
year,
only
61
remain.
That
is
a
50
percent
vacancy
rate
based
on
the
numbers
that
we
have
hired
that
affects
our
employee
morale.
It
infects
affects
fatigue
rate
because
we're
still
being
asked
to
perform
the
same
roles
that
we
previously
and
always
have
been
I'm,
going
to
flip
it
now
a
little
bit
and
talk
about
my
role
as
a
code
enforcement
inspector.
X
Thankfully,
our
department
has
been
able
to
hire
aggressively
over
the
past
18
months.
We
are
now
almost
fully
stopped.
However,
with
that
being
said,
more
than
50
percent
of
the
current
inspectors
in
our
department
have
less
than
two
years
of
experience
couple
that
with
the
fact
that,
on
a
daily
basis,
we're
notified
of
any
and
ongoing
active
recruitments.
I
can
tell
you
right
now,
which
of
our
local
municipalities
are
hiring
for
code
enforcement
inspectors,
because
it
is
such
a
common
experience
in
our
office
to
talk
about
who
has.
Y
Hello,
hello,
my
name
is
Marcel
Leith
and
I'm,
a
data
analyst
in
the
housing
department,
a
proud
member
of
aftony
and
a
resident
of
District
Six
I've
worked
at
the
city
for
the
better
part
of
five
plus
years
and
I've
never
regretted
it.
I
want
to
conduct
research
and
bring
those
Solutions
and
ideas
back
to
my
hometown.
My
colleagues
and
I
take
pride
in
doing
our
best
to
provide
the
folks
of
our
city
the
best
Services
we
can
provide
in
a
timely
manner.
Y
However,
since
working
here,
one
thing
has
been
constant
and
that's
the
consistent
bleeding
of
folks
for
better
job,
better
paying
jobs.
At
this
point,
it's
a
common
sentiment
to
eventually
leave,
because
the
payment
benefits
are
better
in
adjacent
cities.
Life
circumstances
happen
folks,
get
married,
have
kids
and
I
cannot
blame
them
for
leaving
to
support
these
events.
I
just
proposed
to
my
girlfriend
last
month
and
we're
constantly
asked
when
the
wedding
is
we
can
hold
out
for
some
time,
but
I
fear
that
I
will
have
to
eventually
leave
a
city.
Y
I
take
pride
in
just
to
support
a
potential
family.
I
don't
have
a
problem
striking
if
it
means
that
I
can
get
if
I
get
to
keep
working
on
making
sounds
in
a
city
that
I
know
it
can
be
I
urge
the
mayor
in
the
San
Jose
City
Council,
to
support
city
workers
and
the
future
of
our
community
by
investing
in
public
services
without
city
workers,
the
San
Jose
cannot
function.
San
Jose
has
the
resources
to
make
the
city
work
for
everyone.
Thank
you.
B
Z
Hello,
my
name
is
Riley
Knight
I'm,
an
environmental
service
specialist
in
the
Environmental
Services
Department
I'm,
also
a
proud
member
of
the
MEF
local
101.
I'm
fortunate
to
work
with
amazing
people
that
ensure
a
central
residential
garbage
and
recycling
program
services
are
provided
regularly
and
consistently.
When
residents
receive
seamless
service,
it's
because
my
team
is
doing
their
jobs
to
manage
vital
long-term
holler
contracts.
Our
job
class,
however,
is
compensated
at
17
percent
below
market
rate.
Z
Z
Mr
mayor
council
members
I
strongly
encourage
you
to
support
the
city
workers
and
the
future
of
our
community
by
investing
in
US,
paying
competitive
wages
and
providing
quality
services
to
San
Jose's
residents
aren't
mutually
exclusive.
Supporting
city
workers
is
supporting
city
services.
Thank
you.
AA
Hello,
my
name
is
Hannah
ornelis
and
I
work
in
the
Environmental
Services
Department
as
an
environmental
services
specialist,
when
I
was
hired
18
months
ago,
I
was
the
only
new
staff
member
on
a
team
of
10
experienced
team
members.
I
was
so
excited
for
the
opportunity
to
learn
from
them
and
gain
their
program,
knowledge
and
historical
context.
That
cannot
be
documented
at
an
sop.
AA
Instead,
I
learned
that
my
colleagues
at
other
local
jurisdictions
are
paid
17
to
20
percent,
more
for
the
same
work
that
I
do
and
I
watched.
Six
of
those
10
team
members
leave
fixing
these
serious
problems
of
high
turnover
and
vacancy
rates
is
going
to
require
substantial
investment
in
city
employees.
We
need
to
stop
this
extreme
loss
of
institutional
knowledge.
AA
The
city
is
more
than
capable
of
affording
a
competitive
wage
increase
for
employees,
as
shown
in
the
published
report
by
working
Partnerships
USA
I
am
still
hopeful
that
we
can
avoid
a
strike,
but
if
our
voices
are
not
heard
today,
I
am
ready
to
strike
with
my
co-workers
to
bring
the
change.
We
need
to
provide
the
best
services
to
our
community.
Thank
you.
AB
Hi,
my
name
is
Lyndon
Shea
and
I'm,
a
supervisor
in
the
Environmental
Services
Department
I've
been
here
since
November
of
19
November
of
1998
and
as
other
people
have
said,
we
really
do
have
a
revolving
door
of
Staff
who
come
get
experience
and
go
and
in
the
division
I'm
in
right
now
we
have
three
supervisors
who
report
to
the
deputy
and
we've
lost
five
in
less
than
a
year
and
a
half
so
I'm,
not
sure
how
you
do
that
kind
of
math.
But
that's
a
lot.
AB
So
making
our
pay
on
par
with
other
agencies
would
help
reduce
this
turnover,
especially
when
you
consider
the
rising
cost
of
housing.
We've
had
at
least
one
person
leave
for
other
geographies
and
mayor
Mahan.
You
said
that
your
offering
as
much
as
other
agencies
are
offering
in
the
way
of
pay
raises,
but
if
we're
behind
those
other
agencies,
then
that
doesn't
then
bring
us
up
to
the
same
rate
as
what
they're
getting
it
just
keeps
us.
AB
AC
Hello,
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
speak.
My
name
is
Tony
Cruz
and
I've
worked
with
the
city
of
San
Jose
for
nearly
26
years,
so
I've
been
through
it
all
I'm
a
proud
member
of
MAF
and
I'm,
asking
for
us
as
employees
to
be
paid
a
reasonable
salary,
I
live
in
Tracy,
California
and
because
I
cannot
afford
to
live
here
in
San,
Jose
I'm,
a
senior
inspector
with
public
works
and
invest
nearly
four
hours
a
day
to
commute
to
and
from
work
alone.
AC
I
missed
out
on
spending
time
with
my
kids
and
my
family,
and
even
through
the
pandemic
While
most
employees
were
able
to
use
the
administrative
leave
from
work
and
work
from
home.
I
was
deemed
essential
and
came
in
every
day
to
the
Wastewater
facility,
because
management
required
it.
The
city
has
adopted
this
more
with
less
attitude,
whereas
individuals
are
given
three
or
four
jobs
to
take
care
of
on
a
daily
basis
and
maintain
the
highest
quality
of
service,
we
need
the
help
we
need
to
hire
more
people.
AC
Every
day
we
As
Cities,
as
San
Jose
employees
are
willing
to
bend
over
backwards
to
do
the
work.
The
claim
is
that
there's
no
money
for
the
employees,
yet
the
city
is
wasting
hundreds
of
thousands
of
dollars
on
Consultants
from
Engineers
designers
schedules
and
inspectors
like
myself,
and
these
Consultants
have
no
vested
interest
in
the
city
at
all.
They
fix
the
problems
that
they
create
to
justify
their
jobs
and
then
bring
in
their
own
people.
Yet
you
say:
there's
no
money
for
the
people
that
need
to
perform
the
work.
Just
stop
wasting
the
money.
B
AD
AD
I've
been
through
the
ups
and
steep
Downs
the
city
has
faced
since
I
was
hired,
losing
more
than
15
percent
of
my
salary
and
Ever
Getting
It
Back
I
was
born
and
raised
in
San,
Jose
and
I'm,
proud
to
say
that
I'm
from
Eastside
San,
Jose
I,
had
to
move
to
Modesto
years
ago,
as
I
cannot
afford
to
live
in
my
native
City
I've
seen
many
city
employees
come
and
go.
The
city
is
not
competitive
enough
to
retain
staff.
AD
There's
no
reason
for
new
staff
to
stay
with
the
city.
When
there
are
better
opportunities
around
us,
the
city
is
willing
to
hire
third
party
con
quote
unquote:
Consultants
staff
at
two
to
three
times
our
wages
yeah
we
can
now.
We
cannot
get
fair
and
competitive
wages.
There's
something
terribly
wrong
with
this.
I
no
longer
feel
any
loyalty
to
the
city.
Yet
I.
Stick
around
as
I
only
have
five
years
to
retirement,
but
I
have
no
issue
with
deferring
my
retirement
and
going
somewhere
where
I'm
valued,
have
higher
pay
and
possibly
less
work.
AD
AE
Hello
good
morning,
city
council
mayor,
my
name
is
Florin
lapustia
I
am
the
AAA
the
engineers
and
architect,
president
for
our
Local
21
Union,
but
I'm.
Also
a
senior
engineer
with
the
Department
of
Transportation
for
the
last
eight
years
prior
to
that
I
also
worked
eight
years
in
the
private
Consulting
world,
so
I
understand
how
businesses
and
and
the
environment
is
when
we're
talking
about
working
outside
of
the
city.
AE
I
wanted
to
come
today
to
let
you
know
that
history
will
be
made
in
one
way
or
another.
In
the
next
few
days,
I
being
I
was
born
in
Romania
I
came
here
when
I
was
six
years
old
to
my
parents,
my
parents,
in
their
communist
times
in
Romania
and
my
relatives
as
well.
But
when
we
look
at
history,
we're
going
to
look
back
and
we're
going
to
say
what
part
of
the
history
were
we
on
in
the
decisions
that
were
made.
AE
One
of
the
fortunate
people
who,
because
of
my
parents,
support
I,
was
able
to
buy
a
home
in
San
Jose,
but
a
lot
of
my
co-workers,
who
are
my
age
40
and
under,
are
not,
and
with
wages
not
being
better
than
other
cities,
10
or
15
percent.
Usually
less
a
lot
of
my
co-workers
are
thinking
about
moving
away
from
the
city
and
are
saying
it's
not
worth
it
to
work
for
the
city
anymore.
AE
AF
Good
morning
Council,
my
name
is
Oscar
Castro
and
I'm,
the
director
of
Housing
and
transportation
Justice
at
working,
Partnerships,
USA
and
I'm
here
in
strong
solidarity
with
thousands
of
study
workers
who
are
going
on
strike
for
fair
pay
and
public
services
for
additional
contexts.
I've
also
previously
worked
as
a
staffer
for
a
city
council,
member
and
I've
worked
extensively
with
many
city
workers
on
a
myriad
of
projects
to
support
and
Empower
our
community.
AF
The
city
of
San
Jose
is
facing
severe
Recruitment
and
Retention
crisis,
leading
towards
service
outcomes
for
residents
the
crisis
impact,
City,
libraries,
the
airport,
affordable
housing,
emergency
response
times
and
more.
This
crisis
impacts.
All
of
us
I
am
calling
on
our
elected
mayor
and
city
council
to
staff
up
San
Jose
is
evident.
San
Jose,
City,
Council
Members
care
about
critical
Public
Services
show
us
that
you
care
about
the
city
workers
who
provide
these
Services
by
providing
Fair
wages
and
investing
in
them.
AF
Recently,
our
organization
working
Partnerships
published
a
report
that
shows
the
city
is
more
than
capable
of
affording
competitive
wages
increases
for
city
employees.
Based
off
of
the
research
of
that
report.
We
show
that
the
city
of
San
Jose
has
a
long
history
of
budget
surpluses
driven
by
general
fund
expenditure
savings
and
accurate
accounting
that
could
create
13
to
28
million
dollars
in
digital
budget
Savings
in
the
2023-24
adopted
budget
to
be
reinvested
into
making
the
city's
wages
a
more
competitive.
The
city
Administration
has
the
power
to
avert
a
strike.
AF
The
staff
of
San
Jose
Union
Coalition
is
looking
for
an
agreement
that
will
restore
the
city
of
San
Jose
as
a
competitive
employer
of
choice
and
alleviate
the
Urgent
Staffing
crisis
that
undermines
the
delivery
of
high
quality
public
services
to
Residents.
They
are
prepared
to
strike
for
public
services
and
I
stand
in
solitary
with
them,
IRS
the
mayor
and
Council
to
support
city
workers
and
the
future
of
our
community
by
investing
in
public
services
without
city
workers,
San
Jose
cannot
function.
Thank
you
very
much.
AG
Nick,
mayor
and
Council,
my
name
is
Jim
Bittner
I'm,
a
senior
engineer
for,
and
I
managed
school
safety
for,
DOT
I've
been
with
the
city
for
nearly
26
years
and
besides
a
few
handful
of
people.
Here,
that's
really
a
rarity
in
the
city
per
the
city,
manager's
quote
earlier
this
year,
60
percent
of
employees
leave
the
city
within
five
years.
AG
That's
a
heartbreaking
statistic
and
I
think
that
really
should
be
something
that
everyone
deeply
reflects
upon.
Why
does
it
matter
if
people
stay
more
than
five
years,
because
cities
cannot
be
run
like
tech
companies,
resident
schools,
businesses
all
rely
on
City
staff
who
know
the
community
know
the
history
of
those
communities
know
the
context
of
the
neighborhoods
without
experience,
City
staff
will
look
ignorant
when
interacting
with
our
communities.
We
naively
propose
suggestions
that
should
work
per
the
book,
but
likely
will
not
fit
into
that
neighborhood.
AG
Here's
a
case
in
point
I
worked
several
years
ago
on
a
road
diet
project
along
Lincoln
Avenue.
This
was
by
far
the
most
politically
challenged
project
that
I
had
ever
done
in
my
long
career,
reducing
the
main
drag
in
Willow
Glen
from
four
to
two
lanes,
and
it's
only
bike.
Lanes
was
either
strongly
supported
or
strongly
hated
and
online
petitions
reflected
that
with
each
side
having
over
1500
signatures.
AH
AH
AH
We
must
we
simply
can't
fail
this
ship
San
Jose
must
once
again
Sail
smoothly
into
the
sunset
of
quality
services
for
all
when
a
guarantee
that
your
planner
won't
be
gone
by
the
Fall,
then
on
to
June
and
July,
with
negotiations
careening
at
the
next
wave
of
stat,
as
the
next
wave
of
Staff
announced,
they
were
leaving
in
past
declared
and
now
a
strike
looming,
discontent
spreading
while
resentment
is
blooming,
the
people
deserve
better.
So,
let's
pull
it
together
and
bring
institutional
knowledge
back
forever.
AI
AI
In
the
past
two
and
a
half
years
that
I've
been
employed
every
few
months,
I
get
a
invite
celebration
for
an
employee
that
is
leaving
to
go
to
another
city
or
the
county,
and
these
are
good
quality
employees
and
they
are
leaving
because
they're
getting
better
wages
for
doing
maybe
one
job.
And
after
this
happens,
the
people
that
are
left
within
the
division
are
supposed
to
inherit
these
projects.
AI
They
have
remaining
so
I'm
already
over
scheduled
for
the
next
four
months
and
then
I'm
picking
up
work
from
other
employees,
so
I'm
doing
the
job
of
two
to
three
people
and
it's
not
efficient
and
the
city
can
afford
to
pay
us
more.
As
other
members
have
mentioned,
there
was
a
recently
a
published
report
by
working
Partnerships
USA.
AI
So
we're
really
hoping
to
close
the
gap
with
negotiations
and
striking
is
our
last
resort,
but
it's
something
we'll
do
if
we
need
to
do.
This
will
be
the
first
time
that
I
will
come
to
a
strike
if
it
gets
to
that
point
and
I'm
hoping
that
we
can
negotiate
Fair
wages
before
it
gets
to
that,
because
the
work
will
just
continue
to
back
up.
It's
not
going
to
be
picked
up
while
we're
on
strike,
and
it's
not
fair
to
San
Jose
residents,
so
I
urge
the
mayor.
AJ
AJ
We
do
not
want
our
brother
and
sister
municipalities
to
continue
to
see
us
as
San
Jose
farm
team
ripe
for
the
picking
when
I
joined
the
city.
We
were
still
the
number
one
employer
of
choice
and
that
ranking
was
something
to
be
proud
of.
However,
times
were
hard,
and
in
fiscal
year,
2002
2003
prns
put
forward
an
efficiency
savings
proposal
to
increase
our
vacancy
rate
by
three
percent,
generating
400
000
in
cost
savings.
AJ
AK
AK
There
may
be
some
instances
where
you
have
seen
my
name
on
the
cover
of
a
five-year
analysis
that
was
provided
to
You
by
The
Police,
Department
and
I
would
like
to
request
your
kind
Indulgence
to
listen
to
our
story.
I
started
my
position
as
a
senior
crime
and
intelligence
analyst,
since
2017.,
and
ever
since
that
time
we
have
hired
15
crime
and
intelligence
analysts
serving
a
city
of
over
1
million
citizens.
AK
It
is
a
challenge
for
me
to
leverage
training
of
Staff
who
consistently
end
up
leaving
for
better
pay
at
a
rate
of
one
to
two
people
per
year.
I
do
this
while
also
answering
the
needs
of
the
city
council,
the
mayor,
the
Press
and
the
chief
staff
regarding
crime
statistics,
which
help
address
the
needs
of
the
city,
whether
it
be
operational,
strategic,
administrative
and
for
Grant
purposes
as
well.
We
help
our
Bureau
of
Investigations
with
fine
suspects
and
assist
in
court.
AK
We
help
our
Bureau
of
field
operations
or
Patrol
to
help
identify
Trends
and
patterns
to
help
reduce
and
prevent
crime.
What
I
need
is
to
be
able
to
train
people
who
to
help
with
the
work
who
are
going
to
stay
in
the
position,
because
they're
being
paid
appropriately
for
their
work
so
from
the
15
crime
and
intelligence.
Analysts
I
have
lost
10
cias
and
from
those
10,
eight
of
which
have
left
San
Jose
police
department
for
other
job
offers
from
other
agencies,
with
an
immediate
22
20
000
to
30
000
pay
increase.
AL
It's
been
said
that
five
percent
is
comparable
to
other
agencies,
but
our
base
pay
is
simply
not
comparable.
Inflation
in
2021
was
seven
percent
2022
6.2
percent
0.23
3.5
percent.
The
offered
increases
won't
cover
cost
of
living
adjustments
that
we're
seeing
the
paid
parental
leave
that
this
city
is
currently
offering
is
laughable.
In
today's
landscape
and
honestly,
just
sad
for
our
workers,
both
of
my
pregnancies,
I,
was
in
the
hospital
for
morning
Fort
for
more
than
40
hours,
so
to
only
offer
40
hours
is
crazy.
AL
I
was
young
when
hired
and
opted
out
of
short-term
disability,
so
I
had
to
burn
all
my
PTO
in
sick
time.
Thankfully
I've
been
with
the
city,
so
I
had
time
saved
up,
but
some
of
my
co-workers
are
not
that
like
and
see
so
many
of
them
have
had
to
go
into
lost
time
because
they're
that
desperate
for
more
time
with
their
babies,
talk
about
bad
for
mental
health
and
when
moms
are
already
facing
a
likelihood
of
developing
postpartum
depression.
AL
I
have
had
co-workers
work,
an
obscene
amount
of
overtime
while
pregnant
to
save
time
to
spend
time
with
their
babies.
Imagine
a
nine
month
pregnant
woman
working
in
an
Evidence
room,
moving
around
boxes
of
marijuana,
meth
cocaine,
heroin,
God
forbid,
fentanyl
working
for
comp
time
so
that
she
can
spend
a
few
more
weeks
with
her
newborns.
If
that
doesn't
make
you
sick
to
your
stomach,
I
worry
about
our
city.
No
new
mother
should
have
to
decide
between
paying
bills
and
being
able
to
spend
time
with
their
newborn.
AL
AM
Hi,
my
name
is
Donna
katongeal
I'm,
a
crime
and
intelligence
Analyst
at
the
San
Jose
police
department.
I
have
17
years
of
experience
with
the
agency
and
I'm
a
proud
MEF
member
I'm
Miss
San
Jose
Native,
who
takes
pride
in
both
living
and
working
for
the
city
that
raised
me.
That
being
said,
a
salary
comparison
complete
completed
this
year
regarding
my
job
position,
shows
loyalty
to
this
city
is
being
rewarded
with
the
Hefty
slap
in
the
face
when
it
comes
to
pay
when
compared
to
surrounding
jurisdictions.
AM
People
doing
my
same
job
make
a
ridiculously
higher
amount
of
money
compared
to
what
I
make
we're
not
talking
about
a
difference
of
pennies
per
hour
here.
In
order
to
bring
my
wages
up
to
market
value,
be
at
the
same
level
as
others
doing
the
same
job,
there
would
need
to
be
an
increase
of
36
percent
in
my
pay
36
percent
I'm,
making
over
a
third
less
than
others
who
do
the
same
work.
AM
That's
how
far
behind
the
city
of
San
Jose
is
in
Fairly,
compensating
me
and
my
wonderful
co-workers
who
work
so
hard
for
this
city.
Imagine
your
own
paycheck,
please!
But
remove
just
over
a
third
of
what
you're
normally
paid.
Would
you
feel
your
employer
was
fairly
honoring
the
years
of
training,
experience
and
loyalty,
you've
dedicated
to
them?
I,
don't
think
so,
and
this
is
occurring
in
one
of
the
nation's
most
expensive
cities
to
live
in
the
citizens
of
this
city
deserve
high
quality
Community
Services.
AM
N
AO
AN
Okay,
good
morning,
my
name
is
ifbt.
Local
21.
I
have
been
working
for
city
of
San,
Jose
Bureau
of
fire
prevention
for
almost
24
years
now
doing
plentics
and
kill
the
inspections.
The
reason
that
I'm
still
there
here
is
that
I
love
my
job,
my
contribution
to
the
development
and
the
safety
of
the
city.
AN
Unfortunately,
we
go
through
constant
cycles
of
training
new
employees
that,
as
soon
as
they
pick
up
on
what
we
teach
them
live
for
any
of
the
neighboring
jurisdiction
that
they
much
better
than
San
Jose
City
of
Santa
Clara,
Santa,
Clara,
County,
milpita,
Sunnyvale,
San,
Francisco,
Mountain
View.
They
all
pay
much
better
at
the
San
Jose.
AN
This
city
has
to
wake
up
rise
up
and
become
competitive,
to
be
able
to
recruit
and
retain
the
best
professional
to
provide
provide
services
to
the
city.
San
Jose
deserve
this.
The
people
that
live
here
work
here
invest
in
San
Jose
deserve
it.
Don't
you
think?
So
it
is
in
your
power
to
accomplish
that
and
we
hope
you
will.
Thank
you.
AP
Y
AP
Addressing
High
vacancy
and
turnover
rates
require
investing
in
city
employees.
We
do
not
want
to
be
forced
to
leave
San
Jose
for
other
municipalities,
because
we
cannot
afford
to
stay
working
here.
The
fact
that
there
are
unhoused
city
workers
should
be
a
wake-up
call.
How
can
the
mayor
and
Council
say
that
housing
is
a
campaign
priority
when
city
workers
are
not
supported?
AP
AP
The
bottom
line
is
that
the
city
can
afford
to
support
its
Workforce.
The
city
Administration
has
the
power
right
now
to
avert
a
strike
by
closing
the
gap
between
our
proposals,
we
need
an
agreement
that
will
make
the
city
of
San
Jose
a
competitive
employer
and
reduce
the
Staffing
crisis
that
undermines
the
delivery
of
high
quality
public
services
to
residents.
AP
Every
city
worker
I
know
is
incredibly
burnt
out.
Striking
is
our
last
resort,
mayor
and
Council.
Please
support
our
community
and
all
city
workers
by
investing
in
public
services.
City
workers
are
essential
to
having
a
healthy
and
safe
community
and
a
thriving
tree.
Canopy
San
Jose
is
in
a
great
position
to
support
our
city
workers
and
the
time
to
do
so
is
now.
Thank
you.
AO
Hello,
my
name
is
Abby
Stokes
and
I'm,
an
associate
construction
inspector
in
the
Department
of
Transportation
I'm,
a
proud
member
of
MEF
local
101
and
I
rent
in
District
3
here
in
San
Jose
as
a
city,
employee
I
am
proud
to
be
serving
this
community.
My
team
and
I
believe
San
Jose
residents
deserve
high
quality,
timely
city
services,
and
we
continue
to
provide
quality
services,
while
the
city
continues
to
be
understaffed.
These
conditions
are
unsustainable
and
unfair
to
San
Jose
residents
during
the
winter
storms.
AO
We
all
know
that
the
city
can
afford
the
competitive
rate
wage
increases
for
city
employees
that
we
are
asking
for
striking
is
a
last
resort,
but
if
it
means
that
we
won't
be
stretched,
then
if
it
means
that
we
will
be
able
to
provide
better
services
to
the
community
if
it
means
that
new
parents
will
actually
be
able
to
take
meaningful
paid
time
off
for
bonding,
it
is
worth
it
and
I
am
ready
to
strike.
Thank
you.
AQ
Can
you
hear
me
yes,
hello,
city,
council
and
mayor?
My
name
is
Molly
Coleman,
Haley
and
I
work
for
the
finance
department
for
the
city
of
San,
Jose
I'm,
a
proud
member
of
MEF
local
101.
I
am
urging
you
to
approve
the
Union's
contract
proposals
in
order
to
provide
your
workers
with
fair
and
competitive
wages,
and
benefits.
I've
only
worked
here
for
two
years,
and
sometimes
even
that
amount
of
time
makes
me
feel
like
a
seasoned,
veteran
I
work
with
people
in
most
other
departments
and
have
seen
entire
divisions
of
Staff
lose
everyone.
AQ
The
Chronic
staff
turnover
means
that
I'm
spending
more
time
training
any
new
people.
We
manage
to
hire
and
less
time
working
on
improving
City
processes
to
better
serve
our
residents
by
fighting
the
union
proposal
so
hard.
You
are
sending
a
message
to
both
your
current
hard-working
amazing
city
workers
and
any
prospective
workers
that
you
don't
care
if
they
stay
or
go.
Please
support
the
Union's
proposals
and
please
staff
up
San
Jose.
Thank
you.
AR
Hi,
my
name
is
Melanie
humpke
and
I
am
in
office.
Staff
for
San,
Jose,
PD
and
I
am
a
proud
member
of
MEF
101..
My
department
is
responsible
for
assisting
officers
in
the
field,
assisting
investigating
units
on
crimes,
registering
sex
offenders,
processing,
warrants
processing
crime
reports
and
assisting
the
public
with
their
requests
amongst
other
responsibilities.
I've
remained
loyal
to
this
city
and
my
job
through
covet
short
staffing
mandated
overtime
and
disrespect
from
the
city
council.
We
are
so
short
staffed
that
I
could
not
even
take
off
a
few
hours
to
attend
this
meeting
in
person.
AR
We
deserve
a
better
work-life
balance
to
be
able
to
afford
to
live
and
thrive
in
the
city
we
work
in
and
to
be
treated
with
the
respect
that
we
deserve
for
being
loyal
to
this
city.
We
are
not
asking
for
too
much.
In
fact,
we
are
asking
for
too
little
and
we
did
that
to
be
fair
to
the
city.
Another
form
of
loyalty
and
I
find
it
sad
that
most
of
you
don't
see
that
we
struggle
to
remain
employees
and
citizens
of
this
city,
and
that
is
unacceptable.
AS
Good
morning
hi,
my
name
is
stephanino
and
I'm
a
supervisor
in
the
environmental
services
department
and
an
ifpte
Local
21
Union
member
I've
been
with
the
city
for
six
years,
and
like
many
of
my
colleagues,
I've
experienced
the
vacancy
crisis.
Firsthand
and
I've
lost
several
people
on
my
team
to
other
cities
with
better
pay
and
benefits.
AS
One
person
was
interviewing
for
a
management
position
in
San
Jose,
but
did
not
even
bother
completing
the
full
round
of
interviews
after
being
offered
a
higher
salary
and
benefits
from
another
city.
Others
who
have
left
have
expressed
interest
in
returning
to
San
Jose,
but
cannot
justify
the
pay
cut.
Whenever
our
group
inevitably
has
another
opening,
our
old
colleagues
were
lament
about
the
low
pay
compared
to
nearby
jurisdictions.
AS
We
love
the
work
we
do,
but
the
current
salaries
and
benefits
provide
no
incentive
for
people
to
stay
and,
as
a
result,
San
Jose
loses
brilliant
highly
sought.
After
employees,
we
are
forced
to
Halt
aspects
of
our
green
storm
water
infrastructure
program.
Every
time
someone
leaves
making
it
nearly
impossible
to
grow
our
program,
green,
the
city,
promote
climate
resilience
and
improve
the
environment.
AS
AM
AT
Good
morning,
can
you
can
you
hear
me
yes,
good
morning,
mayor
and
city
council,
hey
Peter,
hey
Omar,
my
name
is
Cindy
Harlan
I
am
a
15-year
City
employee
and
a
very
proud
member
of
MAF
local
101.
I
am
MEF
local
101
president
and
have
been
involved
in
four
contract
negotiations
over
my
years
of
employment
with
the
city.
I
must
say
this
year's
negotiations
by
far
has
been
the
worst.
AT
Not
only
do
we
continually
fall
further
and
further
behind
in
wages
and
benefit
benefits,
but
we
do
not
have
the
ability
to
recruit
and
retain
talented,
individual
individuals,
and
it's
simply
because
we
have
nothing
worthwhile
to
offer
them.
We
do
not
have
competitive
wages,
benefits
paid
family
leave
and
the
long
list
goes
on
the
continued
false
narratives
and
rhetoric
provided
by
our
mayor
who
consistently
States
the
city
will
have
to
cut
city
services
to
give
employees
a
livable
wage
news.
Flash
mayor
city
services
are
already
being
cut
when
you
have
over
800
plus
vacancies.
AT
We
are
not
operating
at
full
capacity.
Our
Coalition
of
unions,
emea
and
ifpte
have
spoken
and
we
are
prepared
to
strike
for
better
wages
and
benefits.
Mayor,
let
me
ask
you
one
question:
what
do
you
want
your
Legacy
Legacy
to
be
a
one,
two,
a
one-term
mayor
who
brought
on
the
largest
labor
strike
in
over
40
years
or
a
mayor
who
got
back
to
making
the
city
of
San
Jose
the
employer
of
choice,
I
urge
the
mayor
and
Council
to
support
city
workers
by
providing
a
fair
and
Equitable
contract.
AU
AU
We
are
shouldering
the
burdens
of
compensating
for
Staffing
shortages,
often
having
to
fill
in
the
gaps
left
by
our
colleagues
commuting
for
hours
has
become
the
reality
of
midi
City
staff,
a
result
of
not
being
able
to
afford
living
in
the
very
City
we've
worked.
Even
for
those
of
us
who
make
sacrifices
to
reside
in
the
city.
The
housing
we
can
access
is
far
from
ideal.
The
weight
of
the
city's
difficulties
Falls
heavily
upon
us,
and
yet
we're
met
with
discouraging
response
that
there's
no
viable
solution
for
providing
us
with
fair
and
competitive
compensation.
AU
Our
leadership
has
painted
as
an
adversary
to
the
city's
residents,
disregarding
the
fact
that
we
too
are
an
essential
part
of
the
community.
We
rightfully
demand
improved,
Services,
better
wages
and
increase.
That
is
widely
accepted
that
our
current
employment
in
the
city
serves
as
a
transitional
phase
towards
more
lucrative
opportunities.
This
Exodus
of
talent
will
persist
unless
the
council
and
the
mayor
take
heed
of
our
appeals
for
wages
that
allow
us
to
live
decently
and
for
Staffing
levels
that
are
sufficient.
AU
G
Hello,
my
name
is
Moses
Arroyo
I'm
with
ifpte
21
mayor
in
city
council.
It
is
time
to
invest
in
labor.
This
Council
must
act
in
order
to
keep
up
services
not
for
just
today,
but
in
the
future
a
strike
is
our
very
last
resort.
Your
staff
deserves
a
living
wage,
Mr
Mayor.
Please
stop
pitting
civil
servants
against
the
public.
AV
Hello,
my
name
is
Carlos
morillo
I'm,
an
engineer
at
the
San
Jose
Airport
since
2019
I'm,
a
proud
member
of
ifpte
local
21.,
my
co-workers
and
myself
take
pride
in
serving
this
community.
The
conditions
in
which
we
have
been
providing
these
Services
is
unfair
to
us,
and
the
residents
of
San
Jose
striking
is
our
last
resort,
but
we
are
ready
to
strike
I
urge
the
mayor
to
stop
with
the
fear-mongering
and
divisive
rhetoric
and
Council
to
support
city
workers,
because
without
us
the
city
cannot
function
the
money
is
there?
AW
Hi,
my
name
is
Janelle
and
I've
worked
at
San
Jose
airport
for
the
past
six
years.
I
love
working
at
the
airport
and
I
have
a
lot
of
support
from
co-workers
and
management,
but
the
city
needs
some
change.
During
my
onboarding
I
signed
up
for
long-term
disability,
the
60-day
plan
I
went
into
labor
at
work
six
weeks
early
and
my
son
was
born
at
four
pounds.
He
stayed
at
Kaiser
on
breathing
tubes
and
feeding
tubes
for
three
long
weeks.
AW
Standard
Insurance
did
not
pay
me.
One
dime,
luckily
HR
reached
out
to
me
and
told
me
that
if
I
didn't
hit
the
60-day
waiting
period,
that
I
would
not
be
getting
paid
and
I
would
actually
have
to
pay
700
out
of
pocket
for
my
benefits
or
I
would
have
to
return
to
work
fast
forward
to
November
of
2021.
AW
Same
exact
thing
happened
with
my
daughter:
I
had
to
use
all
my
vacation
sick
and
your
laughable
40
hours
of
maternity
leave
that
the
City
offers
most
women
are
in
labor
longer
than
the
city
provides
pay
I
had
to
come
back
to
work
with
zero
balances.
While
my
son
sat
in
the
hospital
with
Kawasaki's
disease,
my
social
worker
actually
urged
me
to
talk
to
city
council
today
to
talk
about
your
policies.
Well,
I'm
done
having
children.
This
is
something
that
I'm
super
passionate
about,
because
this
is
absolutely
ridiculous.
AW
AW
AX
Hi,
my
name
is
Gordon
Chester
I'm,
a
lifelong
District,
9
resident
and
I've
been
a
study
employee
for
over
eight
years.
This
city
is
being
run
like
a
bad
business
and
I'm
going
to
explain
how
we
are
in
a
service
industry,
much
like
Ikea,
some
apps
today,
for
example,
an
app
to
engage
the
community
to
achieve
shared
goals
with
people
you
agree
with,
and
no
service
company,
either
with
a
vacancy
rate
of
10
would
expect
to
run
at
the
best
capacity.
AX
AX
Now
elected
officials
similarly
lose
confidence
by
residents
by
telling
them
the
city
has
to
change
their
operations
drastically,
also
to
be
solvent
or
ask
for
more
tax
revenue.
More
tax
dollars
also
to
be
solvent,
which
will
lead
to
them
not
being
reelected
since
tax
increases
are
not
politically
appealing.
AX
Treating
residents
like
investors
rather
than
customers
appears
like
we
don't
want
to
invest
in
workers
who
provide
the
services.
People
like
me,
use
and
provide
when
the
services
are
what
it
would
increase.
People
wanting
to
be
here
in
the
first
place.
Investing
in
people
is
the
path
towards
Prosperity
that
which
is
in
our
constitution,
invest
in
us
because
we're
worth
it
invest
in
our
City's
future,
not
with
austerity,
but
with
compassion
and
a
vision
that
people
provide
services
and
we
want
to
attract
and
reward
the
best
people
for
their
hard
work.
Thank
you.
A
Great,
thank
you.
Tony,
thanks
to
everybody
who
shared
your
perspective
today,
I
definitely
appreciate
hearing
everyone's
opinions
and
experiences
directly
and
while
it
may
not
feel
this
way
to
everyone,
I
do
want
to
assure
you
that
city
council
is
working
very
hard
to
balance.
The
many
needs
we
face
as
a
city
and
and
do
everything
we
can
to
make
the
right
trade-offs
also
want
to
assure
folks
that
artist
isn't
decisions
are
made
by
a
majority
vote,
not
not
unilaterally.